Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 I've got the new Kehlani album but I need to review this one first as its from 2024. Crash is kinda like a new look for Kehlani....you could argue her 2020 and 2022 albums were really similar.(but really great too). "Next 2 U" is a frantic record but it works. "After Hours" is the big smash. I really love that song with its Caribbean  feel. "What I Want" is a great song too. The song "Sucia" is interesting but I wasn't feeling it all that much. "8" was simple but effective.Kehlani is again great here. The production is pretty solid too. Overall tho it doesn't seem to match some of her earlier works. Kehlani is really one of the better R&B divas of this era in my opinion. No debate there. Lyrics 22 Beats 22 Depth 23 Tilt 22 Verdict 89

  This wasn’t the first Lil Jon album I ever got but this one is by far his best work to date. In 2004 Crunk Music was still on the rise. The beats are great, the hooks are catchy, and there’s a great deal of versatility. Lovers and Friends is a really good song, Bi***es Ain’t S*** is cool too. STOP FN WIT ME is a little too much. I mean its comical to me…. “What U Gon’ Do” and “Real N**ga Roll Call” are perhaps Lil Jon at his best. I really liked the last song, “Grand Finale”, which features Ice Cube, Nas, T.I., Bun B, and Jadakiss. This is a pretty fun album man. I remember my Dad liked this one too. Lyrics 18 Beats 25 Depth 22 Tilt 23 Verdict 88

This is actually my favorite DMX album. I grew up with it. DMX sounds pretty fierce on this album…but lyrically yeah, he’s just good. The 3 song run of “Where the Hood At”, “Dogs Out”, and “Get it on the Floor” is amazing. “Shot Down” with 50 Cent and Styles P is another banger. The production on this album is pretty solid. I love most of the grimy beats. “Ayo Kato” is a nice song dedicated to a friend of his that passed away. “Don’t Gotta Go Home” featuring Monica is the lone love record. The song “F*** Y’all” is a bit much imo. There’s a lot of quality tracks here… Overall we have a pretty solid album from DMX. It’s not his best nor is it his worst. Lyrics 22 Beats 22 Depth 21 Tilt 21 Verdict 86

 I decided to treat myself to one of these new iPad's for my recent birthday. I'm coming from a 2018 regular iPad model so there are some noticeable improvements. For one the iPad screen is a little bit bigger at 11 inches instead of 9.7. The screen is definitely sharper too. The iPad is faster too with the M4 custom made Apple chip. I was downloading apps and it was lightning fast. For the price of $699 (256gb model) I feel its a good deal. You also get Apple Intelligence which is cool. I mean iPads are great for media consumption with the big screen. It has a Liquid Retina display with a P3 wide color and anti-reflective coating. They're also good for playing games even tho I rarely use mine for that these days. Ive got to talk about how this iPad works. It works kinda like iPhones do. You have swipe gestures with no home button. It took some getting used to but it works well. You do have a Touch ID on the sleep wake button which I have to admit is genius. The iPad also f...

 I happened to beat this game recently for the first time in I was just in awe at how epic this game is. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a sequel to Final Fantasy 7 Remake (which I played on the ps4). This game was a ps5 exclusive however. I know I needed a ps5 if I was gonna play it. And last year I made that happen. This is a continuation of the story of Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, and Barrett as they fight against the Shinra Corporation and the evil Sephiroth. I'll try not spoil much. When the game starts you play as Zack who is a solider like Cloud. You saw Zack at the end of Remake. Basically story wise there is another dimension in this game and you play as Zach in it here and there. There is a relationship meter that the main character Cloud has with every party member….answering certain questions one way or another will change the relationship. I found this to be a cool touch that the first game barely had any resemblance of. The game's graphics are outstanding and characters look ...

  The latest Sabrina Carpenter album is a good one. Sure there aren’t really that many stellar songs but there aren’t any songs I didn’t like that much. Lead single “Manchild” is a solid track. Some other stand outs include "We Almost Broke Up Again" and "Never Getting Laid". On the latter she wishes an ex never has sex again lol. I liked "Sugar Talking" too. "Tears" is a very sexual song...but it's very playful. On some ways Sabrina seems more effective on this album than she was on Short n Sweet.....but in other ways it could be seen as a step down. The production was solid throughout. And yeah I have the version of the album with the deluxe picture....the regular picture is atrocious.....like what was she thinking? Overall though its a win for Sabrina as this is a very well rounded album. Lyrics 22 Beats 23 Depth 23 Tilt 22 Verdict 90